William Howard School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Longtown Road
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 1AR
Phone 01697745700
Reference Number 137252

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1346
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.11%
Girls: 48.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 133 111 244
8 122 126 248
9 108 124 232
10 115 104 219
11 114 111 225
12 47 38 85
13 49 44 93

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.8%
White, Other 3.7%
White & Asian 1.1%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Mixed, Other 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Asian, Other 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-05-20
Date Description Report
2019-04-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-10-11 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-05-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2012-01-23 Full inspection: Full inspection:
Previously as William Howard School
2011-02-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-03-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-06 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-02-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-03-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-11-06 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
42 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 33.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 55.8% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 34.75 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.23 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 17% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 68 6
Third Preference 27 3
From another Local Authority 28 12

Previous Years

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